Lid clamp for containers



Feb. 20, 1951 A. BOBER 2,542,62-1

LID CLAMP FOR CONTAINERS Filed July 24, 1947 IN VEN TOR. ALBERT B BERATTozNBy YPatented Feb. 20, 1951 UNITED STATES PATEN T OF F IC E 4IJIDCLAMPFOR CONTAINERS v:Albert Bober, New York,N. Y.

Application July-24., 1947, 'Serial No. '763,359

YThis invention yrelates to .an improved holder for cans, pails .andcontainers.

VThe invention relates more particularly .to holders vfor paint cans,.and involves va construc-v tion -wherein companion jaws @engage y.andhold the Vopposite sidespf the rim .of :the can .or container -andhanefbars -slidably:adjustablelon each other by means of :loops,provided w-ith'lhand holds for moving the :loops aparto-r :toward :eachother, and are held in ,adjusted -eposition :by means of a clamp whichsecures ythe barsagainstaccidental sliding, the clamp being equippedwith a handle forilifting zahdiealrying the can or container.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a holder for .paint.cansand .other containers with hooked .end jaws ,and `.bars slidaloleron A.each other by means of terminal loopsso arranged .that anon-binding Yadjustment of thebars can always be made, and-to-provide-a\`-l1andle -with means for clamping the bars by lmerely turning :thehndle..

Another robiet of ,the invention is the provision ofa holderof this typewith .sliding bars having outer can grippingterminal bars, :withcoupling loops for holding the bars insliding relationto each othenand ahandle-.Qn .eeehzouplinsgleon which aids in the rapid and easyadjustment of the bars.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a holder for paintcans and other containers having sliding bars provided with terminaljaws and a handle having a loop which encloses both bars and is itselfconstructed to clamp the two bars against relative sliding movement by ascrew action through the loop.

A further object ofthe invention is to improve the terminal jawconstruction of each holdingr bar, so that the bars will not bedisplaced at dead center position on the can.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view, showing the improved holder attached to apaint can.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view, showing the terminal jaws movedinwardly to the limit of their travel toward each other.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical cross sectional view, taken on line 3-3of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 isla partial longitudinal kvertical vcross sectional view, takenon lined-4 .of Fig. 2, .looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. '5 is a v.perspective v'view .of .a imodi'ed form of the invention,showing a :bail on the handle.

Fig. 6 is a detail *.bottom plan view, enlarged, of one of theterminaljaws of the :holdershown in-Fig.5.

vThe 'holder of `the present invention, is :to be used with aconventional paintfcan or eotherfoontainer :IU :having an outwardlydirected .rim ,Or flange r-I oniits vkupper end'.l

The holder, according to ithe-formv. of `,the-invention shown-in Figs. 1,to 4, :includes flat metal bars I2 :and If'of similar construction. Thebar l2 :is formed with .an .Outer terIJIliIIe-l :hook I4 andis-.eeuippedpn rits inner endwith abend loop |25, which `encloses A`thebody *of the 'par I9. 'The inner loop I-5 is @formed with :a struck upflange "6 01.1 which-ihehandle fl 1 is .mounted by means of the crosspins ITI?, the handle -I-'I nbeing `of channel constructionto receivethe -flange `M5.

Ifhe bar I3is formed -w-ith `-an vouter terminal hook, I8 and at itsinner .end is provided .with a band :loop I9 which"slidablygreceives thebody of the bar 1.12.7 This loopis alsofformed-with a struck im .ilse-ee.20.. -awhrill is received` by the channel handle 2|, and this handle issecured in place by means of the cross pins 22, which extend through thehandle and ange.

Between the coupling loops I5 and I9 a handle loop 23 is disposed, whichslidably receives the bars I2 and I3, and limits the inward movement ofthe loops I5 and I9 toward each other. The loop I 5 is positivelysecured to its bar l2 by brazing or other means, and the loop I9 ispositively secured to the bar I3 by brazing or other means. But the loop23 is slidably mounted on the bars I2 and I3, so that it will notinterfere with the sliding of the bars I2 and I3 relative to each other.

The handle loop 23 is provided with an upstanding internally threadedboss or nut 24, which receives an externally threaded screw shank 25 ofa T-shaped post 2B, which is equipped with a channel-shapedhandle 21,secured thereto by the cross pins 28.

The inner end of the screw shank 25 is adapted to have pressureengagement with the uppermost holder bar I2, and when the handle Z'I isman-J ually turned, the pressure of the shank 25 against the bar I2 willforce this bar against the lowermost bar I3, thereby effectivelyclamping the two bars against accidental sliding movement.

When it is desired to adjust the spacing between the terminal hooks I4and I8, the screw shank 25 is loosened by turning the handle 21upwardly, and then the handles l1 and 2| are grasped and the bars l2 andI8 are shifted relative to each other to bring the terminal hooks intoengagement with the can or container to be handled. The handle 2l isthen turned downward and the two bars l2 and I3 will be effectivelyclamped against each other and the hooks i4 and i8 held in grippingposition against the opposite sides of the rim ll of the container l0.

In Figs. and 6, there is shown a modied form of the invention, whereinthe handle 2la is provided with a G-shaped carrying bail 30 having itsconfronting terminals 3l and 32 pivotally mounted in the handle 21a.Each of the bars I2a l and lila is provided with a bifurcated terminalhook jaw 38, which permits the positioning of the terminal jaws acrossthe can or container, so that the hooks 33a and 33h of the terminal jawsmay be placed on opposite sides of the dead center line of the containerand accidental slippage thus avoided.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modiiications corning within the scope of the invention asdened in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, claim as new, and desire to secureby States Letters Patent is:

1. In a holder for paint cans and the like having a pair of bars withtheir inner ends overlapped and their outer ends formed with jaws forgripping the top rim of a can, means for adjustably securing togetherthe adjacent inner ends of the bars to be adjustable to iit cans ofdifferent diameters, comprising a loop slidably engaged about theoverlapped inner ends of the bars, an internally threaded boss formed onthe portion oi said loop which extends across the top face of thetopmost inner end of the overlapped inner ends, and a T-shaped posthaving a cylindrical shank and a cross, head, said cylindrical shankbeing threaded and engaged through said threadwhat I United ed boss tobetightened against the said topmost inner end to clamp the inner endsagainst the portion of said loop opposite the portion thereof formedwith said internally threaded boss,l and an inverted channel-shapedhandle secured in position on the cross head of said T-shaped post.

2. In a holder for paint cans and the like having a pair of bars withtheir inner ends overlapped and their outer ends formed with jaws forgripping the top rim of a can, means for Iadjustably securing togetherthe adjacent inner ends of the bars to be adjustable to t cans ofdifferent diameters, comprising a loop slidably engaged aboutjtheoverlapped inner ends of the bars, an internally threaded boss formed onthe portion of said loop which extends across the top face of thetopmost inner end of the overlapped inner ends, and a T-shaped posthaving a cylindrical shank and a cross head, said cylindrical shankbeing threaded and engaged through said thread- ALBERT BOBER.

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